Epiplema desistaria (Walker, 1861)
(one synonym is : Erosia instabilata Walker, 1866)
 EPIPLEMINAE ,   URANIIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Epiplema desistaria
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species have a complex pattern, of shades of brown on each wing, with a ragged white inner margin to each forewing and to the costa of each hindwing.

The species occurs in :

  • Queensland.

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    (updated 17 May 2010)